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First, I have to apologize to Slow Rollers. I forgot my camera this past Monday and was not able to get any pictures of the pool players. I promise to get pictures of Slow Rollers in the future!

Mid-season Captain’s Meeting – 7pm on Tuesday, January 30th at the Eagles Club
We are scheduling a mandatory captains meeting on Tuesday, January 30th. Captains – Please send a team representative if you cannot make the meeting. All teams need to be present. We will discuss mid-season financials, discuss sanctioning, and discuss upcoming tournaments.

Floating Subs are available for Monday Night League!
We highly encourage captains to utilize our floating subs. Teams must pay their $10 match fee for the night, but do not need to split their end of year team winnings with them. That is much better than taking a player forfeit and possible losing valuable round points.

10-Ball Break and Run Progressive Pot – $2032 or $203 per legally pocketed ball Week 15 Player – Frank Welsh – The B Team
Jorge Torres – Ball Breakers had a great break that had the 1-ball pocketed. It left him a combo or a bank on the 2-ball. Jorge chose the bank shot and missed. The pot continues to grow and is now at $2032 or $203 per legally pocketed ball. Captains: please promote the 10-Ball Break and Run progressive pot. Please note: All attempts at the 10-Ball Break and run will be done on Monday Night league nights only. This includes position rounds.
Week 15 Ticket Sales – $180 (We will show the home team of the match with the $ collected)

Places to get information about our league
Sarasota Pool League Website – sarasotapoolleague.com
Sarasota Pool League Facebook page – facebook.com/sarasotapoolleague
Sarasota Pool League stats are on compusport.ca
• Just click “My League”
• Then find and click the tile for “Sarasota Pool League”
• You can download their phone app too

7th Annual Holiday Pool Tournaments – RESULTS
First, we want to thank Don Dixon and Bonnie Kerwin for running the Silver and Bronze tournaments. Our 7th Annual Holiday Pool Tournaments were a success. We had great competition and fun! Plus, each winner won 8-Ball singles entry into the 2018 ACS Florida State Championships.

Floating Subs are available for Monday Night League!
We highly encourage captains to utilize our floating subs. Teams must pay their $10 match fee for the night, but do not need to split their end of year team winnings with them. That is much better than taking a player forfeit and possible losing valuable round points.

Billy Friedman made two balls on the break and had a runnable table sitting in front of him. All he needed to do is pocket the 1-ball in the side pocket. Unfortunately, he miscued and missed the shot. Bad news is it did not go in. The pot continues to grow and is now at $1852 or $185 per legally pocketed ball. Captains: please promote the 10-Ball Break and Run progressive pot. Please note: All attempts at the 10-Ball Break and run will be done on Monday Night league nights only. This includes position rounds.

Week 14 Ticket Sales – $128 (We will show the home team of the match with the $ collected)

These tournaments are open to any qualified Sarasota Pool League (Monday and Thursday Night) player with an established average (at least 5 weeks played). Players with less than 5 weeks played must contact an Jeff or Shannon to determine what bracket they can play in. The champion in each bracket wins $$$ and entry into the 8-Ball Tournament at the 2018 Sunshine State ACS Florida State Championships!*
$10 Entry – $3 greens fee
Registration begins at 6:30pm
Double Elimination

We reserve the right to move a player into or out of this bracket based on known player ability. Please ask one of our officers if you are not sure if you qualify for this tournament.

*Entry into the Florida State Championships is valued at $50. Greens fees for the 2017 Florida State Championships not included. Entry must be used by the winner of this tournament and cannot be given to another player.

Floating Subs are available for Monday Night League!
We highly encourage captains to utilize our floating subs. Teams must pay their $10 match fee for the night, but do not need to split their end of year team winnings with them. That is much better than taking a player forfeit and possible losing valuable round points.

10-Ball Break and Run Progressive Pot – $1724 or $172 per legally pocketed ball Week 14 Player – Billy Friedman – Hard 8
Paul Trill – Circle Something had the 8-ball screaming for the side pocket on his break. Bad news is it did not go in. The pot continues to grow and is now at $1724 or $172 per legally pocketed ball. Captains: please promote the 10-Ball Break and Run progressive pot. Please note: All attempts at the 10-Ball Break and run will be done on Monday Night league nights only. This includes position rounds.
Week 13 Ticket Sales – $180 (We will show the home team of the match with the $ collected)

These tournaments are open to any qualified Sarasota Pool League (Monday and Thursday Night) player with an established average (at least 5 weeks played). Players with less than 5 weeks played must contact an Jeff or Shannon to determine what bracket they can play in. The champion in each bracket wins $$$ and entry into the 8-Ball Tournament at the 2018 Sunshine State ACS Florida State Championships!*
$10 Entry – $3 greens fee
Registration begins at 6:30pm
Double Elimination

We reserve the right to move a player into or out of this bracket based on known player ability. Please ask one of our officers if you are not sure if you qualify for this tournament.

*Entry into the Florida State Championships is valued at $50. Greens fees for the 2017 Florida State Championships not included. Entry must be used by the winner of this tournament and cannot be given to another player.

Floating Subs are available for Monday Night League!
We highly encourage captains to utilize our floating subs. Teams must pay their $10 match fee for the night, but do not need to split their end of year team winnings with them. That is much better than taking a player forfeit and possible losing valuable round points.

10-Ball Break and Run Progressive Pot – $1544 or $154 per legally pocketed ball Week 13 Player – Paul Trill – Circle Something
Earl Curvin – Going Postal came real close to making a ball on the break. It is too bad it didn’t go in. The one ball was setup for a straight in shot. The pot carries. This week’s pot is $1544 or $154 per legally pocketed ball. Captains: please promote the 10-Ball Break and Run progressive pot. Please note: All attempts at the 10-Ball Break and run will be done on Monday Night league nights only. This includes position rounds.

Week 12 Ticket Sales – $134 (We will show the home team of the match with the $ collected)

Places to get information about our league
Sarasota Pool League Website – sarasotapoolleague.com
Sarasota Pool League Facebook page – facebook.com/sarasotapoolleague
Sarasota Pool League stats are on compusport.ca
• Just click “My League”
• Then find and click the tile for “Sarasota Pool League”
• You can download their phone app too

Turkey Shoot Pool Tournament Results
First, we need to thank the Eagles Club and their staff for taking care of us. We couldn’t have chosen a better location for our first Turkey Shoot Tournament. We also need to thank Shannon Meszaros for the work he put into the tournament to ensure it was a success. Lastly, THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT TO SHOOT!

These tournaments are open to any qualified Sarasota Pool League (Monday and Thursday Night) player with an established average (at least 5 weeks played). Players with less than 5 weeks played must contact an Jeff or Shannon to determine what bracket they can play in.
The champion in each bracket wins $$$ and entry into the 8-Ball Tournament at the 2018 Sunshine State ACS Florida State Championships!*
$10 Entry – $3 greens fee
Registration begins at 6:30pm
Double Elimination

We reserve the right to move a player into or out of this bracket based on known player ability. Please ask one of our officers if you are not sure if you qualify for this tournament.

*Entry into the Florida State Championships is valued at $50. Greens fees for the 2017 Florida State Championships not included. Entry must be used by the winner of this tournament and cannot be given to another player.

Floating Subs are available for Monday Night League!
We highly encourage captains to utilize our floating subs. Teams must pay their $10 match fee for the night, but do not need to split their end of year team winnings with them. That is much better than taking a player forfeit and possible losing valuable round points.

10-Ball Break and Run Progressive Pot – $1410 or $141 per legally pocketed ball Week 12 Player – Earl Curvin
Steve Breymeier – Primetime made a ball on four consecutive practice breaks. No ball found a pocket when it came down to the actual money break. This week’s pot is $1410 or $141 per legally pocketed ball. Captains: please promote the 10-Ball Break and Run progressive pot.
Please note: All attempts at the 10-Ball Break and run will be done on Monday Night league nights only. This includes position rounds.
Week 11 Ticket Sales – $151 (We will show the home team of the match with the $ collected)

Places to get information about our league
Sarasota Pool League Website – sarasotapoolleague.com
Sarasota Pool League Facebook page – facebook.com/sarasotapoolleague
Sarasota Pool League stats are on compusport.ca
• Just click “My League”
• Then find and click the tile for “Sarasota Pool League”
• You can download their phone app too

Sarasota Pool League’s First Annual Turkey Shoot Pool Tournament. This tournament is open to any Sarasota Pool League player (Monday and Thursday Night) with an established average.
Players MUST be a Sarasota Pool League player!

Champion wins $$$ and entry into the 8-Ball Singles Tournament at the 2018 Sunshine State ACS Florida State Championships!*

There is an added bonus of $100 for each player that “Shoots a Turkey”! That is any player with three consecutive ERO’s. Two of the consecutive ERO’s must be in the same match. If a player gets two consecutive ERO’s we will rack again and let the player try for the third consecutive ERO.

The Fraternal Order of Eagles have donated four 8-Ball Singles entries for the 2018 Florida ACS State Championships. The winner of this tournament will get an entry. Plus, we will randomly draw entries for…

One entry randomly drawn from the list of players who compete in the tournament.

One entry randomly drawn for the players that are 2 or 3 and out of the tournament.

One entry for any Sarasota Pool League (Monday or Thursday night) player that comes out to play or watch the tournament. Tickets for this drawing will be given out until 2:30pm. The drawing for this entry will be held at 4:30pm. You must be present for the drawing to win this entry.

One entry for any captain or player that commits a team to our Tuesday Night 9-Ball League that will start January 16th. The player/captain’s whose name is drawn will forfeit this entry if their team does not play in our 9-Ball League.

*Entry value is $50. Greens fees for 2018 Florida State Championships not included. Entry must be used by the winner of this tournament and cannot be given to another player.

** You must be a Sarasota Pool League (Monday or Thursday) player to win entry into the 8-Ball Singles event for the 2018 Florida State Championship.

Floating Subs are available for Monday Night League!
We highly encourage captains to utilize our floating subs. Teams must pay their $10 match fee for the night, but do not need to split their end of year team winnings with them. That is much better than taking a player forfeit and possible losing valuable round points.

These tournaments are open to any qualified Sarasota Pool League (Monday and Thursday Night) player with an established average (at least 5 weeks played). Players with less than 5 weeks played must contact an Jeff or Shannon to determine what bracket they can play in

The champion in each bracket wins $$$ and entry into the 8-Ball Tournament at the 2018 Sunshine State ACS Florida State Championships!*

We reserve the right to move a player into or out of this bracket based on known player ability. Please ask one of our officers if you are not sure if you qualify for this tournament.

*Entry into the Florida State Championships is valued at $50. Greens fees for the 2017 Florida State Championships not included. Entry must be used by the winner of this tournament and cannot be given to another player.

Please let Jeff Brooks or Shannon Meszaros know if you are adding a new player
It is important to let us know anytime you add a new player. This gives us a chance to ensure the new player is given a proper average. It also alerts us that players need to be added to are stats program.

10-Ball Break and Run Progressive Pot – $1259 or $125 per legally pocketed ball Week 11 Player – Steve Breymeier – PrimeTime
Victor Honeycut – Hard8 wasn’t feeling good for his break and run attempt. He actually had two good practice breaks. His actual break didn’t result in pocketing a ball. The pot carries. This week’s pot is $1259 or $125 per legally pocketed ball. Captains: please promote the 10-Ball Break and Run progressive pot.
Please note: All attempts at the 10-Ball Break and run will be done on Monday Night league nights only. This includes position rounds.

Week 10 Ticket Sales – $103 (We will show the home team of the match with the $ collected)

Home team captains are responsible for delivering the match’s envelope. The drop off point for the match envelopes is the Entersection Bar & Grill. Envelopes need to be delivered no later than 6pm on the Wednesday immediately following the night the match was played.

Direct any questions to your officers
We would prefer you ask Jeff Brooks, Pres and/or Shannon Meszaros, VP if you have any rules questions. Otherwise, feel free to ask any one of our officers any question you may have.

Places to get information about our league
Sarasota Pool League Website – sarasotapoolleague.com
Sarasota Pool League Facebook page – facebook.com/sarasotapoolleague
Sarasota Pool League stats are on compusport.ca
• Just click “My League”
• Then find and click the tile for “Sarasota Pool League”
• You can download their phone app too

Scoring Player Forfeits and Determining Ball Spot
First, we have four floating subs that any team can use! The team that uses the sub is responsible for paying their $10 match fee. Please use our floating subs. We shouldn’t have any player forfeits this season! The floating subs are:

Now, how do we score a player forfeit. Any team with only 3 or 4 players available for the match will receive zero points for the missing player/s forfeited games.

On the score sheet, a player named “FORFEIT” that has a zero average will be scored in the first spot (Home #1 or Visitor #6). In the event of two missing players, a second player named “FORFEIT” that has a zero average will be scored in the second spot. (Home #2 or Visitor #7).

The opponent team’s lowest player average is not used in calculating the team handicap points.

The opponents that are scheduled to play “FORFEIT” will receive their average as the score for that game.

Turkey Shoot Pool Tournament
We’re working on holding a pool tournament the Sunday after Thanksgiving. This tournament will be open to both SPL’s Monday and Thursday ACS Players. The winner of the tournament will win $$$ and entry into the 8-Ball Tournament at the 2018 Sunshine State ACS Florida State Championships. Plus, a player that shoots a turkey (3 consecutive ERO’s) will win a cash prize!

These tournaments are open to any qualified Sarasota Pool League (Monday and Thursday Night) player with an established average (at least 5 weeks played). Players with less than 5 weeks played must contact an Jeff or Shannon to determine what bracket they can play in.
The champion in each bracket wins $$$ and entry into the 8-Ball Tournament at the 2018 Sunshine State ACS Florida State Championships!*
$10 Entry – $3 greens fee
Registration begins at 6:30pm
Double Elimination

We reserve the right to move a player into or out of this bracket based on known player ability. Please ask one of our officers if you are not sure if you qualify for this tournament.

*Entry into the Florida State Championships is valued at $50. Greens fees for the 2017 Florida State Championships not included. Entry must be used by the winner of this tournament and cannot be given to another player.

Please let Jeff Brooks or Shannon Meszaros know if you are adding a new player
It is important to let us know anytime you add a new player. This gives us a chance to ensure the new player is given a proper average. It also alerts us that players need to be added to are stats program.

Tony Nigro – Miscue Madness didn’t have the most beautiful break but, the a ball went in for him. The 2-ball and 3-ball were hanging in the corner pockets waiting for him to make a difficult cut shot on the 1-ball in the side pocket. Unfortunately, he missed the shot and the pot carries. This week’s pot is $1156 or $115 per legally pocketed ball. Captains: please promote the 10-Ball Break and Run progressive pot.

Please note: All attempts at the 10-Ball Break and run will be done on Monday Night league nights only. This includes position rounds.
Week 9 Ticket Sales – $126 (We will show the home team of the match with the $ collected)

Home team captains are responsible for delivering the match’s envelope. The drop off point for the match envelopes is the Entersection Bar & Grill. Envelopes need to be delivered no later than 6pm on the Wednesday immediately following the night the match was played.

Direct any questions to your officers
We would prefer you ask Jeff Brooks, Pres and/or Shannon Meszaros, VP if you have any rules questions. Otherwise, feel free to ask any one of our officers any question you may have.

Places to get information about our league
Sarasota Pool League Website – sarasotapoolleague.com
Sarasota Pool League Facebook page – facebook.com/sarasotapoolleague
Sarasota Pool League stats are on compusport.ca
• Just click “My League”
• Then find and click the tile for “Sarasota Pool League”
• You can download their phone app too

Turkey Shoot Pool Tournament
We’re working on holding a pool tournament the Sunday after Thanksgiving. This tournament will be open to both SPL’s Monday and Thursday ACS Players. The winner of the tournament will win $$$ and entry into the 8-Ball Tournament at the 2018 Sunshine State ACS Florida State Championships. Plus, a player that shoots a turkey (3 consecutive ERO’s) will win a cash prize!

These tournaments are open to any qualified Sarasota Pool League (Monday and Thursday Night) player with an established average (at least 5 weeks played). Players with less than 5 weeks played must contact an Jeff or Shannon to determine what bracket they can play in.
The champion in each bracket wins $$$ and entry into the 8-Ball Tournament at the 2018 Sunshine State ACS Florida State Championships!*
$10 Entry – $3 greens fee
Registration begins at 6:30pm
Double Elimination

We reserve the right to move a player into or out of this bracket based on known player ability. Please ask one of our officers if you are not sure if you qualify for this tournament.

*Entry into the Florida State Championships is valued at $50. Greens fees for the 2017 Florida State Championships not included. Entry must be used by the winner of this tournament and cannot be given to another player.

We have floating three subs available!
Need a player to fill in for you one or two weeks? We have three floating subs that are ready to play. They are available on a first come – first serve basis. Teams must pay their $10 match fee for the night, but do not need to split their end of year team winnings with them.

Please let Jeff Brooks or Shannon Meszaros know if you are adding a new player
It is important to let us know anytime you add a new player. This gives us a chance to ensure the new player is given a proper average. It also alerts us that players need to be added to are stats program.

Please note: All attempts at the 10-Ball Break and run will be done on Monday Night league nights only. This includes position rounds.
Week 8 Ticket Sales – $133 (We will show the home team of the match with the $ collected)

Maximum ball spot is 15
The captains voted to have a maximum ball spot of 15 balls.

Match Envelope Drop Off Point
Entersection Bar & Grill – 3655 Webber St – Safe Behind the end of the bar
Home team captains are responsible for delivering the match’s envelope. The drop off point for the match envelopes is the Entersection Bar & Grill. Envelopes need to be delivered no later than 6pm on the Wednesday immediately following the night the match was played.

Direct any questions to your officers
We would prefer you ask Jeff Brooks, Pres and/or Shannon Meszaros, VP if you have any rules questions. Otherwise, feel free to ask any one of our officers any question you may have.

Places to get information about our league
Sarasota Pool League Website – sarasotapoolleague.com
Sarasota Pool League Facebook page – facebook.com/sarasotapoolleague
Sarasota Pool League stats are on compusport.ca
• Just click “My League”
• Then find and click the tile for “Sarasota Pool League”
• You can download their phone app too